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Magnetic Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Phase I Feasibility and Validity Clinical Trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Oral Cancer
Cancer - Head and neck
Registration Number
ACTRN12620000831987
Lead Sponsor
Central Adelaide Local Health Network trading as Royal Adelaide Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria

Age 18 or older
- Willing to provide informed consent
- ECOG status 0-2
- Biopsy proven T1-T2 oral SCC (tongue, RMT, buccal mucosa, FOM, hard palate)
- Clinically and radiologically N0 neck on contrast enhanced CT or gadolinium enhanced MRI +/- (USS or FDG PET)
- No distant metastases
- Primary tumours amenable to surgical resection

Exclusion Criteria

- Serious medical comorbidities or other contraindications to surgery +/- adjuvant therapy
- Advanced T-stage primary tumour (>T2)
- Primary tumours not amenable to surgical resection
- Previous HNSCC
- Previous head and neck radiotherapy at any time
- Lip involvement
- Allergy or Intolerance to iron oxide or dextran compounds
- Metal implant close to site of sentinel lymph node
- Iron overload disorder
- Standard contraindications to MRI scanning
- Pregnant or lactating women

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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